Entries from February 2014

10 YEARS AGO
The Havana Town Council unanimously voted to name the town’s municipal building after Cecil G. Trippe, Havana’s long-time town manager who had recently died. A letter was submitted to Mayor T.J. Davis and the council from employees of Havana asking that the building be named in Trippe’s honor. He had been manager for 20 years and many of the employees had served under his direction.[Full Story »]

Harry Holt, 83 years of age, of Quincy, FL, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. The funeral service is Saturday, March 1, 2014, 11:00 am at St. James A.M.E. Church of Quincy, FL with burial at Sunnyvale Cemetery, Quincy, FL.
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Mrs. Ruby Preston Green was the second of eight children born to Malachi McSwain and Lucinda Donald, in River Hill, Florida. Born April 4, 1918, she departed this life January 17, 2014, after an extended illness.
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The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Faith Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dave Bearden officiating, Private family interment will be at Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friend on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Faith Funeral Home in Havana is in charge of arrangements (850.539.4300 or www.faithfuneralhome.com)

Mr. Dalton was born in Havana, FL on March 14, 1944 to the late William H. Dalton Sr. and the late Ethel Walsh Dalton. Walter love to hunt and fish, he was also known for being a big jokester, with a great sense of humor. He loved his wife, children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years Karen Dalton of Havana; his son Clay Dalton of Havana; his daughter Kimberly Dalton Bailes (husband Rusty) of Tallahassee; his sister Geneva Walsh (husband Gordon) of Concord; brother James William Dalton of Cairo; Five grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Ethan E. Coogler, 93, of Sneads, Florida, died January 25, 2014. Ethan Coogler was a man unlike any other. He was a man who understood the meaning of hard work; a man who wasn’t ashamed to explain the way he felt. He knew how to control his tongue, unless Grandma’s cooking was around, then he made an exception. Every morning, he was the first to awaken, then it was off to the water to fish. For many years, he went fishing every day, except on Sundays, of course. He held the belief that you shouldn’t fish on Sundays, which was good, because that gave the family more time to see Grandpa and also time to clean and cook some of the fish that filled both freezers.

Survivors include his wife, Rezillion Coogler, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Services were held Saturday, February 1, at Friendship AME Church, in Chattahoochee, Florida. Interment followed at UBA Cemetery, Crawfish Island Community, Chattahoochee.